Evaluating of dental and skeletal changes in young Class II malocclusion treated with modified First Class distalizer using digital models and cephalometric analysis

Author(s)

Fernando Henrique Trigueiro Dias

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Bauru.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB/SDB)
• Defense date: 2013-03-25

Examining board members

Jose Fernando Castanha Henriques; Renato Rodrigues de Almeida; Karina Maria Salvatore de Freitas

• Advisor: Jose Fernando Castanha Henriques

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the dentoskeletal, soft tissue and maxillary transverse dimensions changes in youngsters with dental Class II malocclusion treated with First Class distalizer in skeletal and conventional anchorage. Thirty patients were included and divided in three groups of 10 patients each, named G1 (conventional anchorage), G2 (skeletal anchorage) and G3 (modified First Class with skeletal anchorage). Lateral radiographs, for all groups, and dental casts, for G2 and G3, were obtained before and after molar distalization and subsequently scanned to perform cephalometric and digital models analysis. Data were analyzed using paired t tests to verify the same group changes at initial and after distalization time, and ANOVA followed by Tukey test to detect differences between groups, for data with non-normal distribution were used Wilcoxon and Kruskal-Wallis tests. No difference was found in treatment time (G1= 4.62 months, G2= 5.41 months, G3= 3.91 months). First molars analysis showed that all groups had significant dental angulation changes (G1= -8.42o, G2= -5.98o, G3= -6.12°), G1 an d G3 showed significant distalization changes (G1= -1.63 mm, G2= -1.31 mm; G3= - 1.91 mm) and no vertical changes were detected (G1= -1.63 mm, G2= -1.31 mm, G3= -1.91 mm). Anchorage loss was significantly smaller to the G3 angular measurements, demonstrating a little incisors vestibularization (G1= 4.76o, G2= 4.49o, G3= 0.64o) and little second premolars mesial angulation (G1= 6.69o, G2= 10.29o, G3= 3.55o), with no horizontal linear changes (G1= 1.77 mm, G2= 1.72 mm, G3= 1.05 mm) and no vertical linear differences between groups (G1= -0.17 mm , G2= -0.02 mm, G3= 0.31 mm) of incisors and horizontal linear (G1= 2.88 mm, G2= 3.19 mm, G3= 2,43 mm) and vertical (G1= 0.37 mm, G2= 0.63 mm, G3= 0.95 mm) of the second premolars. Distalization increased the LAFH to G3 (G1= 0.49 mm, G2= 1.20 mm, G3= 1.71 mm) and also promoted changes in G3 NLA (G1= -4.71o, G2= -2.82o, G3= 0.42°). Digital models analysis showed a significant difference only for the second premolars transverse dimension (G2 = -2.14 mm; G3= -1.10 mm). All devices studied were effective to perform the molar relationship correction, resulting an anchorage loss, this unwanted effect was lesser with modified First Class distalizer with skeletal anchorage. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/04292-0 - Evaluating of dental and skeletal changes in young Class II malocclusion treated with distalizer Modified First Class appliance using digital models and cephalometric analysis
• Grantee: Fernando Henrique Trigueiro Dias
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master